PREPARING the Aluminium - ALL METAL Armortek ELEFANT (FERDINAND) TANK DESTROYER PT 2 | RC ADVENTURES ─ RCSparks Studio

Painting is going to be a massive and time consuming build - so prep is KEY! For those who missed the UNBOXING! http://bit.ly/2yEw1Ww Before I can do any building, there is a long process ahead of me. I have to prepare the aluminum, and all of the metal to be painted. A lot of this build is CNC machined, so there is a residual residue on the aluminum. I am using an Acid Etch used for Trailers/Campers/Caravan cleaning. This stuff works like a charm to remove oils and grime from stainless steel and aluminum.




The model I am building is an "Armortek" "Elefant" 1/6 Scale All Metal Model Tank. http://www.Armortek.co.uk

At 70 tons, the Elefant (designation Panzerjäger Tiger (P)) was a German Heavy Tank Destroyer from WWII.

The Elefant was born out of a failed bid by Porsche to build the Tiger 1. After Porsche was left with 100 tank chassis which were produced in anticipation of winning the Tiger 1 competition, a decision was made in 1942 to convert 91 of these to be heavy tank destroyers. Originally nicknamed the Ferdinand (after the CEO of Porsche, Ferdinand Porsche), the tanks were later upgraded to become Elefants – featuring increased armour and the addition of secondary armament amongst other changes.

The Armortek Elefant tank is based on detailed measurements of the tank at the Tank Museum in Bovington which itself is on loan from the US Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center at Fort Lee, VA, and is one of just two surviving examples.

The Armortek Elefant is sold as a kit for assembly and can be turned into an Radio Controlled (RC) Tank through the addition of options.

History: "The Elefant (German for "elephant") was a heavy tank destroyer used by German Wehrmacht Panzerjäger during World War II. Ninety-one units were built in 1943 under the name Ferdinand, after its designer Ferdinand Porsche, using tank hulls produced for the Tiger I tank design abandoned in favour of a Henschel design.

In 1944, after modification of the existing vehicles, they were renamed Elefant. The official German designation was Panzerjäger Tiger and the ordnance inventory designation was Sd. Kfz. 184

In September 1943, all surviving Ferdinands were recalled to be modified based on battle experience gained in the Battle of Kursk. During October and November 1943, 48 of the 50 surviving vehicles were modified by addition of a ball-mounted MG 34 in the hull front to counter infantry anti-tank threats, a commander's cupola (modified from the standard StuG III cupola) for improved vision, and the application of Zimmerit paste. The improved vehicles were called Elefant, and this became the official name on May 1, 1944.

Possibly as a stopgap before the Elefant modifications were available for the original Ferdinand vehicles, a variant of the rarely seen Krummlauf curved barrel upgrade for the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle was created to allow crews of Ferdinands to defend their vehicle without exposing themselves.[4] Three Bergepanzer Tiger or Bergetiger armoured recovery vehicles were built in Autumn 1943 from Tiger prototypes, and one battle-damaged Ferdinand not suitable for the Elefant modification was converted into a Rammpanzer Tiger or Rammtiger, an experimental breakthrough vehicle."

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